To this, the Brownies enthusiastically agreed. They straightened their rooms, made the beds, and then found time on their hands.
“I know what let’s do,” proposed Connie. “Let’s hunt for Grandma Gordon’s gold locket!”
“Where shall we start?” asked Rosemary.
“The kitchen!” proposed Eileen. “That’s the most likely place.”
Mrs. Gordon said she did not mind if the girls looked through all the cupboards. Connie brought in a stepladder from the barn and climbed up to the uppermost shelf. The dishes there were quite dusty, for the shelf was too high for convenient use.
“Dear me, I haven’t cleaned up there for goodness knows how long,” Mrs. Gordon laughed. “Anything may come to light.”
While Connie handed down the dishes, the other girls washed them. She found a milk-white glass plate, which Miss Gordon said was an antique and should be kept where it could be seen and appreciated.
There was an interesting Toby jug, a cracked pink glass pitcher and a little glass boat which bore the words: “Remember the Maine.”
“Why, I lost that little boat years ago!” Mrs. Gordon exclaimed when Connie handed it down to be washed. “I never did remember what was done with it.”
“Maybe we’ll find the locket too!” laughed Rosemary.